73-3-205 - Definitions; qualifications.
§ 73-3-205. Definitions; qualifications.
For purposes of this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Law student" means a law student regularly enrolled in a law school in this state who (i) if enrolled and assigned in a legal internship program, has completed two-thirds (2/3) of the required number of hours for graduation from that school, or (ii) if enrolled in a clinical legal education course, has completed one-half (1/2) of the required number of hours for graduation from that school.
(b) "Legal internship program" means a program or course for academic credit which is established by a law school of this state and directed or generally supervised by a member of the faculty or staff of the school in which law students are assigned to work under the supervision of supervising attorneys.
(c) "Supervising attorneys" means attorneys who: (i) are licensed to practice law in Mississippi and who are public officials, or (ii) are licensed to practice law in Mississippi and have actively practiced more than three (3) years in public offices, agencies or departments, in public defender offices, or in nonprofit or publicly funded legal services or agencies and to whom students are assigned as interns.
(d) "Clinical legal education course" means a course for academic credit which is established by a law school in this state in which law students assist a clinical teacher in providing legal services to clients under the direct and regular personal supervision of the clinical teacher.
(e) "Clinical teacher" means a member of the faculty or staff of a law school in this state who teaches and supervises law students in a clinical legal education course and is licensed to practice law in Mississippi.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8684-03; Laws, 1971, ch. 466, § 3; Laws, 1996, ch. 532, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1996.